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A Digital Imaging Revolution

At one time taking a photograph had an air of
mystery -- of not knowing quite what would come out until the roll of film went
to the developers, and within an hour or a few days, the pictures of a summer
vacation, a birthday party, a wedding would be produced. The rise of digital
photography has changed all that.

By the end of the year, more than 50 percent of
households will own a digital camera. Over 80 percent of cameras sold are
digital. And consumers are expected to make 18.3 billion prints of digital
photos this year, a number expected to nearly double by
2008.

Memory cards bring us instantaneous
gratification of what to keep and what to discard. Gigabytes of storage give us
the ability to shoot thousands of photographs instead of just rolls of 24.
Pictures are emailed to distant relatives or displayed in virtual photo
galleries.

Tune in for a conversation
about the onslaught of digital photography, and what it means for how we make
and keep memories.